Use Home Assistant in your Halloween Decorating

Automating your house with Home Assistant doesn’t have to be all work, you can definitely use it to have a little bit of fun. And since Halloween is a big deal in our house, I used Home Assistant to turn our smart home into a Haunted Home each Halloween. One of my very first videos on Youtube was walking through this setup, but I have made some updates so I wanted to revisit it. This video is a bit longer than my normal ones, and I go a bit fast…I would reshoot it but I am out of time :( #homeassistant #halloween #smarthome In any case here are the chapters so you can jump around: Chapters 00:00 - Turn your Smart Home into a Haunted House - Intro 02:10 - Use Packages with Home Assistant 03:01 - Helpers to make your Home Assistant Automations easier to Manage 05:15 - Smart Home Automations turned Haunted 06:53 - Scripts can simplify your Home Assistant Automations 14:43 - Modifications you need to make to use this in your home 16:25 - Easy Changes to your Automations via the Lovelace UI Links The Halloween.yaml - https://github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/packages/halloween.yaml The MP3s - https://github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/tree/master/config/media/haunted_sounds Create a Scene on the Fly - [https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene/#creating-scenes-on-the-fly] Who am I? My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets. Follow Me: Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/ And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit - Buy a Slacker Labs T-shirt: https://slacker-labs.com/shop One Time Donation: Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs Cash App: $slackerlabs Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut . Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US Video Gear: Canon m50: https://amzn.to/3ftldPH Desk Mic: https://amzn.to/3wkum40 Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/3tXk1cp Newer 660: https://amzn.to/3fwwejd Dazzne D50: https://amzn.to/3oGBK5y Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3u07chK Gimble: https://amzn.to/3ouKAoe Music - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m/ Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9